About HEIC
Apple’s default iPhone photo format (HEVC in HEIF). Great compression, limited support outside Apple.
- Lossy compression
- Transparency
- HDR
- Color profiles
- EXIF metadata
About WEBP
Modern web format by Google. Lossy or lossless, with transparency and animation.
- Lossy and lossless
- Transparency
- Animation
- Color profiles
- EXIF metadata
Best for: Websites — excellent compression and compatibility
Good to know
- HDR information will be tone-mapped to standard range for WEBP.
Questions
- Are my HEIC files uploaded?
- No. File contents are processed in your browser on your device, rather than uploaded to ReFormatic.
- Will converting HEIC to WEBP reduce quality?
- WEBP supports both lossy and lossless encoding. The default photo setting may use lossy compression; choose a lossless option when available if you need to avoid further compression loss.
- What happens to photo metadata and GPS location?
- The default privacy setting removes private EXIF details such as GPS location, serial numbers and owner names. Other metadata is kept only when the output format and encoder support it. You can choose to preserve or remove metadata in the settings.
- Can I convert many files at once?
- You can add up to 500 files to a batch, set a common format or adjust files individually, then download multiple results as a ZIP. Large batches may be limited by your device’s available memory.